Month: April 2024

Top UN officials call on U.K. to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda

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Top UN officials call on U.K. to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda

People, believed to be migrants, stand on a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at Port of Dover, Dover, Britain, January 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two United Nations top officials called on the U.K. to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda on April 23, warning the move would harm…

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NASA’s Voyager 1 Sends Info To Earth After Months From 15 Billion Miles Away

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NASA’s Voyager 1 Sends Info To Earth After Months From 15 Billion Miles Away

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 was mankind’s first spacecraft to enter the interstellar medium Washington, United States: NASA’s Voyager 1 probe — the most distant man-made object in the universe — is returning usable information to ground control following months of spouting gibberish, the US space agency announced Monday. The spaceship stopped sending readable data…

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U.S., India regularly consult at highest levels on democracy, human rights issues: State Department official

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U.S., India regularly consult at highest levels on democracy, human rights issues: State Department official

Robert S. Gilchrist, Senior Official in the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labour. Photo: www.state.gov The United States (U.S.) and India regularly consult at the highest levels on democracy and human rights issues, a senior U.S. State Department official said on April 22 in response to an official report released. “What I will say…

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India Seeks Details From Singapore, Hong Kong Food Regulators

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India Seeks Details From Singapore, Hong Kong Food Regulators

India sought details from food safety regulators of Singapore and Hong Kong over MDH and Everest masala New Delhi: India, the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices, has sought details from food safety regulators of Singapore and Hong Kong, which has banned certain spices of Indian brands MDH and Everest due to quality…

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Indian regulator finds Adani offshore investors in disclosure rules violation: Report

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Indian regulator finds Adani offshore investors in disclosure rules violation: Report

A logo of the Adani Group | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s markets regulator found a dozen offshore funds invested in Adani Group companies were in violation of disclosure rules and in breach of investment limits, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on April 22. They declined to be named as they not…

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Amit Shah, 2024 Lok Sabha Election, Mamata Banerjee: Vote For BJP, Mamata Banerjee’s Goons Will Be Hung Upside Down: Amit Shah

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Amit Shah, 2024 Lok Sabha Election, Mamata Banerjee: Vote For BJP, Mamata Banerjee’s Goons Will Be Hung Upside Down: Amit Shah

Amit Shah was addressing a rally at Raiganj in north Bengal Kolkata: The Congress and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee do not have the guts to touch the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today, assuring that all Hindu refugees will get citizenship under the new law. Mr Shah was addressing a…

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Asia Hit Hardest By Weather Disaster, Climate Change In 2023: UN

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Asia Hit Hardest By Weather Disaster, Climate Change In 2023: UN

The annual mean near-surface temperature over Asia in 2023 was the second highest on record Geneva: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the…

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Ensure children up to 12 years are allocated seats with their parents in flight: DGCA tells airlines

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Ensure children up to 12 years are allocated seats with their parents in flight: DGCA tells airlines

Representative image. | Photo Credit: SAMPATH KUMAR GP Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to ensure that children up to the age of 12 years are allocated seats with at least one of their parents or guardians in a flight. The directive comes against the backdrop of instances of children…

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Arvind Kejriwal, K Kavitha To Stay In Jail, Custody Extended By 14 Days

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Arvind Kejriwal, K Kavitha To Stay In Jail, Custody Extended By 14 Days

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (File). New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Telangana lawmaker K Kavitha – opposition politicians arrested last month – weeks before the start of the Lok Sabha election – in the alleged liquor policy scam – have been sent to extended judicial custody for 14 days. The Aam Aadmi…

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Railways Refutes Claims Of Train Glass Door Being Smashed By Passenger

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Railways Refutes Claims Of Train Glass Door Being Smashed By Passenger

The ministry urged netizens to refrain from spreading misleading and old videos. The Ministry of Railways on Saturday refuted the claims made in a viral video on social media that the glass door of a train was smashed by a passenger who was not able to board the train. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the…

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